Floor Action:
The House and Senate are in session this week.
Budget- This week, the House may consider H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act, which includes an expanded child tax credit and funding to expand child care access and equity.
Employment- On Wednesday, the House may consider H.R. 3992, the Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2021.
The House also may consider the Senate amendment to H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which contains provisions to address women-owned businesses and women in the trucking industry.
Mark-Ups:
Health- On Wednesday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will mark up H.R. 1218, the Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act.
On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health will consider several bills, including H.R. 5487, the Stillbirth Health Improvement and Education (SHINE) for Autumn Act.
Human Trafficking- On Wednesday, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will mark up several bills, including S. 2991, the Countering Human Trafficking Act, and S. 2989, the Blue Campaign Enhancement Act. The Blue Campaign was established to combat human trafficking.
Miscellaneous- On Thursday, the House Oversight Committee will mark up several bills, including H.R. 5271, a bill to designate the Thelma Harper Post Office Building.
Veterans- On Thursday, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee will consider several bills, including H.R. 2385, the Justice for Women Veterans Act.
Violence Against Women- On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will mark up S. 2342, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021.
Hearings:
Abortion- On Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing, “The Texas Abortion Ban and its Devastating Impact on Communities and Families.”
Health
S. 3073—Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (10/26/2021)—A bill to prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5742—Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)/Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means (10/26/2021)—A bill to prohibit discrimination in health care and require the provision of equitable health care, and for other purposes.
S. 3098—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (10/28/21)—A bill to provide for a national public health education campaign, grant program, and task force for recommended preventive health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic and future pandemics. The bill includes mammograms and other screenings.
H.R. 5769—Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI)/Energy and Commerce (10/28/21)—A bill to prohibit group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage from imposing cost-sharing requirements or treatment limitations with respect to diagnostic examinations for breast cancer that are less favorable than such requirements with respect to screening examinations for breast cancer.
International
S. Con. Res. 17—Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT)/Foreign Relations (10/28/2021)—A concurrent resolution celebrating the first anniversary of the coalition of signatory countries to the Geneva Consensus Declaration on Promoting Women’s Health and Strengthening the Family.
Veterans
H.R. 5738—Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA)/Veterans’ Affairs (10/26/2021)—A bill to require a lactation space in each medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Violence Against Women
S. 3057—Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)/Judiciary (10/25/2021)—A bill to enhance criminal penalties for health-related stalking, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5706—Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR)/Transportation and Infrastructure; Judiciary; Budget (10/25/2021)—A bill to protect transportation personnel and passengers from sexual assault and harassment, and for other purposes.
H.R. 5710—Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)/Judiciary (10/25/2021)—A bill to enhance criminal penalties for health-related stalking, and for other purposes.
H. Res. 746—Rep. Al Green (D-TX)/Education and Labor (10/26/2021)—A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of October as “National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.”
H.R. 5759—Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY)/Judiciary (10/27/2021)—A bill to include sexual assault and aggravated sexual violence in the definition of aggravated felonies under the Immigration and Nationality Act in order to expedite the removal of aliens convicted of such crimes.
H.R. 5762—Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-VA)/Education and Labor (10/27/2021)—A bill to establish a National Domestic Violence Prevention Action Plan to expand, intensify, and coordinate domestic violence prevention efforts among federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies and with other relevant stakeholders, and for other purposes.
S. 3114—Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK)/Judiciary (10/28/2021)—A bill to expand and improve the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program to ensure legal assistance is provided for survivors in proceedings related to domestic violence and sexual assault, and for other purposes.
S. 3116—Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK)/Judiciary (10/28/21)—A bill to designate October 1 as Choose Respect Day and for other purposes. The bill would direct the Department of Justice to establish a media campaign directed at young men to change the cultural acceptance of violence.
H.R. 5785—Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ)/Financial Services (10/28/2021)—A bill to require the secretary of Housing and Urban Development to improve services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and their families.
